World Geography

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Teachers: Blake Beebout
Textbook: World Geography, Glencoe, 2005
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 Unit
 Objective:
"The learner will . . ."
 Standard(s)
 No. of Days
 Vocabulary Terms
 Resources
 Student Learning Activities
 Assessment
 Language Arts Standard(s)
1
 1
 Define the major land form features. Label and explain the forces within the earth. Explain the causes of the formation of land forms. Examine the causes, consequences, and prevention of erosion.
 12.3.2
12.3.3
 15
 erosion, subduction, accretion, continental drift, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, folds, faults, volcanoes, weathering
 Textbook, Handouts, Atlas, Video, Maps, Posters, PowerPoint
 Lecture Notes, Section Reviews, Group Work,
 Quiz, Test on terms, Map locations
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 2
 Label basic world climates. Explain characteristics of climates.
 12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
 10
 latitude, longitude, grid system, equator, prime meridian, location, place, region, ecosystem, types of climates
 Textbook, Handouts, Atlas, Video, PowerPoint
 Lecture, Notes, Discussion
 Quiz, Test on terms, Map locations of climate regions
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 3
 Define the major soils. Label general soil types on a map of the world.
 12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.5
 5
 chernozem, podzolic, lateritie
 Handout, Video, Map, Atlas
 Map work, Lecture, Notes
 Test on soil types, Map locations
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Understand how the resources were formed. Understand the importance of limited resources and conservation methods. Label where the world's largest reserves of specific minerals are located
 12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
 5
 natural resources, petroleum, natural gas, minerals, fossil fuels, renewable resources, non-renewable resources
 Handouts, Maps, Atlas
 Discussion, Notes, Lecture, Map work
 Test, Quiz
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of Central America. Have a basic understanding of each countries political, cultural, economic systems and overall living conditions. Understand these countries relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
 15
 cordillera, altiplano, escarpment, llano, pampas, gaucho, hydroelectric power, estuary, tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fria,
 Video, Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes,
 Map work, Lecture notes, Group discussion. Reviews
 Test, Map test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of South America. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 dialect, patois, megacity, primate city, urbanization, glyph, chinampas, conquistador, viceroy, caudillo, quipu, Maya, Inca, Aztec, syncretism, mural, mosaic, extended family, malnutrition
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes,
 Lecture, Notes, Reviews, Map work, Discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of the Middle East. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 alluvial soil, kum, wadi, phosphate, oasis, pastoralism, cereal, nomad, ethnic diversity, infrastructure, domesticate, culture hearth, embargo, qanat, mosque, prophet, monotheism, cuneiform, hieroplyphics, nationalism
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of Africa. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
 15
 cataract, rift valley, fault, delta, estuary, leach, harmattan, savanna, sanitation, desert, steppe, apartheid, universal suffrage, domesticate
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of South Asia. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 subcontinent, alluvial plain, monsoon, mica, cyclone, jati, megalopolis, dharma, reincarnation, karma, nirvana, raj
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of Southeast Asia. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 cordillera, archipelago, insular, flora, fauna, endemic, deciduous, urbanization, primate city, maritime, sphere of influence, buffer state, wat, batik, longhouse
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of China/East Asia. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 archipelago, tsunami, loess, typhoon, monsoon, Japan Current, aborgine, homogeneous, dynasty, clan, shogun, samurai, calligraphy, acupuncture, haiku, lama
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of the Former Soviet Union. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 chernozem, permafrost, hydroelectric power, tundra, taiga, steppe, ethnic group, nationality, sovereignty, czar, serf, socialism, Bolshevik, communism, Cold War, perestroika, glasnost,
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Locate and label all countries, major cities, and topographical features of Europe. Have a basic understanding of each country's cultural, political, economic systems, and overall living conditions. Have an understanding of these country's relationships with the U.S. and the rest of the world.
 12.3.1
12.3.2
12.3.3
12.3.4
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 dike, polder, glaciation, fjord, loess, timberline, foehn, avalanche, mistral, sirocco, chaparral, permafrost, ethnic group, ethnic cleansing, genocide, refugee, urbanization, city-state, feudalism, communism, industrial capitalism, Reformation, Enlightenment, Renaissance, Holocaust, Cold War, European Union, Middle Ages, reparations
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test, Map Test, Worksheets, Group Map Project
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Define key terms. Know the five themes. Find places using latitude and longitude. Use maps and graphs in order to better understand geography. Examine the ways map projections are created and used.
 12.3.1
12.3.5
 10
 location, absolute location, relative location, hemisphere, grid system, place, region, formal region, functional region, perceptual region, ecosystem, movement, human-environment interaction, Equator, Prime Meridian, physical geography, human geography, meteorology, cartography, map projections, geographic information systems (GIS)
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test. Map test, Worksheets
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c
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 Define basic terms. Explain earth's position in the solar system. Explain how internal and external forces shape the structure of the earth. Examine the earth's natural resources and their distribution. Explain how reserves affect people and their countries.
 12.3.1
12.3.5
12.3.6
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 hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, continental shelf, solar system, mantle, continental drift, fold, fault, plate tectonics, magma, subduction, accretion, spreading, weathering, erosion, glacier, moraine, loess
 Textbook, PowerPoint, Maps, Atlas, Lecture, Notes, Video
 Lecture, Notes, Section Reviews, Map Work, Group discussion
 Quiz, Test. Map test, Worksheets
 LA 10.4.1.a
LA 10.4.2.a
LA 10.4.1.c